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Woolgathering is a practice similar to gleaning, but for wool. The practice was of collecting bits of wool that had gotten caught on bushes and fences or fallen on the ground as sheep passed by. The meandering perambulations of a woolgatherer give rise to the idiomatic sense of the word as meaning aimless wandering of the mind.
Woolgathering is a poetry collection by Patti Smith, published by Hanuman Books in 1992. [1] In 2012 she published a 20th anniversary edition with additional material
It is a two-act play, set entirely in a small apartment in South Philadelphia.It centers around Rose and Cliff, two neurotic people searching for love. Rose is a nervous and flighty woman who is haunted by the past and obsessed with destruction; due to her hemophilia, she's closed herself off from the world.
(Hence "rattle your dags!", meaning "hurry up!", especially used in New Zealand. [4]) Dagging – clipping off dags. Also see crutching. Devil's Grip – a serious conformation defect, appearing as a depression behind the withers. Dewlap – the upper fold under the neck of a Merino sheep.
Pleating or plaiting is a type of gathering in which the folds are usually larger, made by hand and pinned in place, rather than drawn up on threads; however, very small pleats are often identical to evenly spaced gathers.
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This glossary contains terms used in sewing, tailoring and related crafts. For terms used in the creation or manufacturing of textiles, including spinning, knitting, weaving, and individual fabrics and finishing processes, see Glossary of textile manufacturing.
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